What is meant by "committed" in this sentence?

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The upstream absorbs 56% of global spending. Most of the investment to 2010 is already *committed*.

2006-12-07 14:05:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

Used or spent

2006-12-07 14:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

spent

2006-12-07 22:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by magistra_linguae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

already spend

2006-12-07 22:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Rosie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it means that is is pretty much already used.

2006-12-07 22:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by blind_rage05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means "allocated" (spoken for).

2006-12-07 22:07:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

spent (or planned for)

2006-12-07 22:13:30 · answer #6 · answered by alwayss_ready 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

locked in!

2006-12-07 22:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by G-Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋